Bill Schermerhorn News

The Camp Broadway Kids, which is comprised of 58 theatre-loving kids, ages 12-16, are set to perform in the New York Pops 29th Birthday Gala titled ‘Journey On’ at Carnegie Hall on Monday, April 30. Under the direction of Camp Broadway’s Artistic Director,Tony Parise (Broadway credits include Me and My Girl and 42nd Street), the cast, which was selected from a nation-wide pool of over 500 auditionees, will perform alongside Broadway stars during musical numbers honoring the work of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, the Tony Award-winning and Oscar-nominated songwriting team of such renowned Broadway musicals as Ragtime, Once On This Island, Seussical, My Favorite Year, A Man of No Importance, The Glorious Ones and the feature film Anastasia. (more...)

Billboard Magazine World Artist/Actress, Gay Marshall, will perform the original song "Gift of Light" with Tony Award winner, Anika Noni Rose, on Friday, October 28th on Liberty Island, during a day of ceremonies honoring the 125th Anniversary of the dedication of the Statue of Liberty (more...)

Freedom will ring, thunder and boom this summer as Macy's 4th of July Fireworks®, the nation's largest display of patriotic firepower returns to celebrate Independence Day. An awe-inspiring spectacle of color, light and sound will rumble over New York City on Monday, July 4th at 9:00 pm, as Macy's dazzling celebration ends the holiday with a bang. With more than 3 million live spectators and millions tuned in nationwide, the Hudson River will be the showcase for more than 40,000 fireworks that together will ignite the sky for the nation's 235th birthday party. (more...)

Freedom will ring, thunder and boom this summer as Macy's 4th of July Fireworks®, the nation's largest display of patriotic firepower returns to celebrate Independence Day. An awe-inspiring spectacle of color, light and sound will rumble over New York City on Monday, July 4th at 9:00 pm, as Macy's dazzling celebration ends the holiday with a bang. With more than 3 million live spectators and millions tuned in nationwide, the Hudson River will be the showcase for more than 40,000 fireworks that together will ignite the sky for the nation's 235th birthday party. (more...)

Last night, May 2, Steven Reineke led a roster of artists including Tyne Daly, Tom Wopat, Gregg Edelman, Aaron Lazar, Tony DeSare, Michele Lee, Jamie Barton, Christine Ebersole, Kelli O'Hara, Maurice Hines, Cartier Williams, Randy Redd, Zak Resnick, Matt Dengler and special guest Angela Lansbury in the New York Pops' 28th Birthday Gala concert, Celebrate Hope. The evening celebrated the legacy of late actor and comedian Bob Hope and honored decades of support by Interpublic Group. (more...)

To celebrate the release of his new CD, LANCE HORNE: FIRST THINGS LAST, he took to the Lincoln Center American Songbook stage with a slew of Broadway guests to perform songs from the new album and more. (more...)

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed "Best of New York" by New York Magazine, and "an invaluable New York institution" by The New York Post, continues its Fall 2010 season with the debut engagement of Broadway star and three-time Tony Award nominee Kelli O'Hara last night, October 19. In her new show, which runs through October 30, Ms. O'Hara takes a journey beyond the ingénue by mixing songs by newer songwriters like Tom Kitt and Ricky Ian Gordon with classics by Frank Loesser ("Somebody, Somewhere") Irving Berlin ("Always"). All performances, which feature a quartet led by Music Director Dan Lipton, will be at the Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue at 61st Street). This program will also be performed at the Tilles Center on Long Island (November 5). BroadwayWorld was on hand for O'Hara's debut last night and brings you photo coverage below. (more...)

On October 15, 2010 at 8:00 PM, The New York Pops launched its 28th season; a Carnegie Hall series celebrating the stylistic diversity of some of popular music's greatest icons. In this opening night program, Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke led the orchestra in "The Music of ABBA", an electrifying concert featuring the acclaimed Finnish vocal ensemble Rajaton in performances of "Dancing Queen," "Mamma Mia," "Take a Chance on Me", and other hits by the Swedish supergroup ABBA. A bona fide pop phenomenon in their native Finland, Rajaton's singing style and presentation has proven them a prodigious talent on the world stage. (more...)

Liz Callaway and Bill Schermerhorn talk about their upcoming concert, young artists and the future of music and musical theater. (more...)

Last night, on Monday May 3, the New York Pops joined forces with stars of the stage to celebrate Frank Sinatra as part of the Pop's 27th Birthday Concert and Gala. Entitled The Best Is Yet To Come: Celebrating the Legacy of Frank Sinatra, the event took place at Carnegie Hall and was hosted by Liz Smith. BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture the evening's performers. (more...)

On Sunday, March 28, Macy's Herald Square launched the 36th annual Macy's Flower Show with the help of some of Broadway's finest, including Twyla Tharp, the cast of Come Fly Away, and Avenue Q alumnus John Tartaglia, who is preparing to open Imaginocean at New World Stages on March 31, 2010. BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture the opening ceremony to famed flower show, wherein visitors experience a floral sanctuary on the main floor of the world's largest store. (more...)

Randy Redd brings We Are The Song 3: After The Storm to Brooklyn! A night of extraordinary new music to benefit the After The Storm Foundation. We Are The Song 3: After The Storm will be presented at Galapagos Art Space on Monday, March 15th at 8 PM - doors open at 7. Tickets are $15. (more...)

Randy Redd brings We Are The Song 3: After The Storm to Brooklyn! A night of extraordinary new music to benefit the After The Storm Foundation. We Are The Song 3: After The Storm will be presented at Galapagos Art Space on Monday, March 15th at 8 PM - doors open at 7. Tickets are $15. (more...)

Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty and After The Storm present The Human Heart: Helping Haiti's Children on Monday, March 1st at 7 PM at Joe's Pub in NY. (more...)

Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty and After The Storm present The Human Heart: Helping Haiti's Children on Monday, March 1st at 7 PM at Joe's Pub in NY. (more...)

Tony Award winner Betty Buckley will perform a series of concerts at Feinstein's at Loews Regency throughout February of 2010. Performances began yesterday evening, February 2nd and run through the 27th. BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture guest arrivals for the event. (more...)

With school out, snow on the ground and kids eagerly anticipating toys under the tree, the holidays are the ideal time for family entertainment. Note, for the record, that I didn't say "children's entertainment." There is a world of difference between entertaining kids and entertaining an entire family. For a prime example of the latter, take this past weekend's concert by the New York Pops. (more...)

Randy Redd presents We Are The Song: After The Storm, an extraordinary night of new music to benefit The North Rampart Community Center and to celebrate the work that began in New Orleans...After The Storm. We Are The Song: After The Storm will be presented at Joe's Pub on Monday, August 31st at 7 PM. (more...)

Randy Redd presents We Are The Song: After The Storm, an extraordinary night of new music to benefit The North Rampart Community Center and to celebrate the work that began in New Orleans...After The Storm. We Are The Song: After The Storm will be presented at Joe's Pub on Monday, August 31st at 7 PM. (more...)

On July 4, 2009, The New York Pops and Music Director-Designate Steven Reineke joined Macy's to celebrate America's birthday with a rousing musical score to accompany the nation's largest fireworks display. (more...)